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Comments on FanFare post Movie: Kung FuryThu, 28 May 2015 16:42:37 -0800Thu, 28 May 2015 19:22:18 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60Post: Movie: Kung Furyhttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury
During an unfortunate series of events a friend of Kung Fury is assasinated by the most dangerous kung fu master criminal of all time; Adolf Hitler, a.k.a Kung Führer ... <br /><br /> It is called Kung Fury. It is 30 minutes long, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS5P_LAqiVg">it has opened on Youtube</a>.<br>
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Jorma Tacone is Kung Fuhrer. David Hasselhoff is in the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTidn2dBYbY">music video</a>. That is all.post:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485Thu, 28 May 2015 16:42:37 -0800zippykungfurykungfuehrerkillervideogamedavidhasselhoffhoff9000pewpewpewgameoveryeahthatsmybiceptriceracopizzisdapolicehackermanbarbariannawhatyearisthislaserraptorsentbackintimetokillhitleralmostlikewefinisheachothersballshoff9000yousonofabitchhackingtoomuchtimeitsthevikingagethorBy: infinitewindowhttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55319
I love action movie parodies. This one is near perfect.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55319Thu, 28 May 2015 19:22:18 -0800infinitewindowBy: fifteen schnitzengruben is my limithttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55322
It's really hard to pick a favorite moment, though the plug for cell phones out of nowhere comes on strong.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55322Thu, 28 May 2015 19:35:13 -0800fifteen schnitzengruben is my limitBy: fifteen schnitzengruben is my limithttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55326
Also all Kung Fury posts need hackingtoomuchtime as a tag. :)comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55326Thu, 28 May 2015 19:56:27 -0800fifteen schnitzengruben is my limitBy: ckapehttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55337
I can't believe they managed to keep Triceracop under wraps.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55337Thu, 28 May 2015 21:07:15 -0800ckapeBy: isthmushttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55340
Heh... "before I could pull the trigger, I was hit by lightning... and bitten by a cobra". Okay, I guess I'll keep watching.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55340Thu, 28 May 2015 21:22:29 -0800isthmusBy: Doleful Creaturehttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55342
Ok the fact that Triceracop<br>
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A) Exists<br>
B) Has an RP Accent<br>
C) Prefers to kill all baddies solely by shooting them in the crotch<br>
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A PLUS PLUS PLUS PLUS PLUS WOULD TIMEHACK AGAINcomment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55342Thu, 28 May 2015 21:53:45 -0800Doleful CreatureBy: zippyhttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55349
I want to believe Triceracop is Reggie Watts.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55349Fri, 29 May 2015 00:07:25 -0800zippyBy: cjellihttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55370
<center>YOU'RE ABOUT<br>
TO HACK TIME,<br>
ARE YOU SURE?<br>
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&gt; YES NO</center>comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55370Fri, 29 May 2015 08:16:51 -0800cjelliBy: brecchttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55384
The part where Hitler shoots the police department through the phone is comedy gold.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55384Fri, 29 May 2015 10:18:26 -0800breccBy: brundleflyhttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55389
"What year is this?"<br>
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"It's the Viking age."<br>
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"That explains the Laser-Raptor. Fuck!"<br>
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comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55389Fri, 29 May 2015 10:41:19 -0800brundleflyBy: effbothttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55397
<em>Has an RP Accent</em><br>
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I only recognized a couple of actors, so I couldn't help looking up some of the others in the credits, and one thing I noticed is that the voices are clearly done that way on purpose -- several characters are dubbed by native-speaking professional voice actors, including Triceracop. To balance that, others speak half-gibberish on purpose (try asking a German speaker if they can even figure out what language the mustache guys speak :-).<br>
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Hackerman is played by a fashion model, btw. I suspect he doesn't use that wig on magazine covers.<br>
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Also see if you can spot the one extra that actually competes in kung-fu at an international level.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55397Fri, 29 May 2015 12:20:14 -0800effbotBy: bondcliffhttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55398
Ok I just paused it at one minute thirteen seconds because I literally (yes, literally) spit tea on my monitor when I saw a flaming baby carriage.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55398Fri, 29 May 2015 12:20:27 -0800bondcliffBy: brundleflyhttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55400
Yeah, I thought that was a great touch.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55400Fri, 29 May 2015 12:29:06 -0800brundleflyBy: Faintdreamshttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55416
I just watched it. <br>
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It is perfection.<br>
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PERFECTION.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55416Fri, 29 May 2015 14:30:20 -0800FaintdreamsBy: zippyhttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55420
<i>Also see if you can spot the one extra that actually competes in kung-fu at an international level.</i><br>
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The woman in the lab scene. She has moves.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55420Fri, 29 May 2015 16:05:29 -0800zippyBy: DoctorFedorahttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55448
Guys, this is the worst, dumbest movie, and I cannot adequately express to you how much I want it to be feature-lengthcomment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55448Sat, 30 May 2015 07:10:03 -0800DoctorFedoraBy: starmanhttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55450
I love the definitely not-cop looking cops as extras in the police station.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55450Sat, 30 May 2015 07:36:15 -0800starmanBy: rmd1023http://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55462
Whoah. That ... that was something okay. The music was particularly on-the-spot. <br>
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I think my only peeve is that the chief mentions Viagra, which was a late 1990s thing.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55462Sat, 30 May 2015 11:54:11 -0800rmd1023By: bleephttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55482
My brain is broken. So I guess I know now what would happen if Napoleon Dynamite and Axe Cop had a baby.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55482Sat, 30 May 2015 15:41:56 -0800bleepBy: effbothttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55488
<em>I think my only peeve is that the chief mentions Viagra, which was a late 1990s thing.</em><br>
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Hackerman uses Java, which is also a 90s thing. On the other hand, he can hack time so that's ok.<br>
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Bonus points for using a classic Swedish <a href="http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diavox">Diavox phone</a> in Miami. Should maybe have used <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ericofon">a Cobra</a> instead, though, but the Diavox is much more eighties.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55488Sat, 30 May 2015 16:58:26 -0800effbotBy: ckapehttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55489
Hackerman uses Java a decade before it exists because he's <b>just that good</b>.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55489Sat, 30 May 2015 17:01:22 -0800ckapeBy: scalefreehttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55506
I liked it much better when they called it Danger 5.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55506Sat, 30 May 2015 21:19:11 -0800scalefreeBy: Pronoiachttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55517
I'm watching it now - I'm getting flashbacks to <a href="http://drafthousefilms.com/film/the-fp">The FP.</a>comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55517Sat, 30 May 2015 23:44:33 -0800PronoiacBy: Burhanistanhttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55520
Triceracop is really more about sterilizing humans than he is fighting crime, but he plays along for now.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55520Sun, 31 May 2015 00:46:49 -0800BurhanistanBy: Itekihttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55556
The mustache scene is primarily in Swedish, two excellent Swedish comedians. They are speaking a kind of weird made-up fake-German that is as hysterical in Swedish as is bisten am engerlitch.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55556Sun, 31 May 2015 10:13:06 -0800ItekiBy: Orange Dinosaur Slidehttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55581
Triceracop is my hero.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55581Sun, 31 May 2015 13:35:20 -0800Orange Dinosaur SlideBy: whuppyhttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55775
Malachai Nicholle should sue.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55775Mon, 01 Jun 2015 03:05:30 -0800whuppyBy: Uncle Irahttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#55847
Please tell me they're doing a full-length Barbariana spin-off after this.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-55847Mon, 01 Jun 2015 07:51:46 -0800Uncle IraBy: rmd1023http://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#56059
And fresh off of watching that, I've been reading the core rule book for the 1977 equivalent RPG of that mid 80s cheeze, <a href="http://spiritof77game.com">Spirit of 77</a> They're a well matched set, I think.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-56059Mon, 01 Jun 2015 18:09:31 -0800rmd1023By: Itekihttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#56373
For the same feel in RPG terms, you should check out the fresh new <a href="http://somanykatanas.com/">Trenchcoats and Katanas</a>.<br>
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Also, there's now a vidya game on Steam of Kung Fury, two bucks, sidescrolling beat-em-up.<a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/373180/"></a>comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-56373Wed, 03 Jun 2015 04:04:04 -0800ItekiBy: filthy light thiefhttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#56643
<em>Ok I just paused it at one minute thirteen seconds because I literally (yes, literally) spit tea on my monitor when I saw a flaming baby carriage.</em><br>
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You may also enjoy <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwM7NgPE5lw">this scene from Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult</a>, with <em>four</em> baby carriages rolling down stairs, complete with baby-launching springs. Warning: also includes OJ Simpson doing an end-zone dance with a baby doll.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-56643Thu, 04 Jun 2015 12:45:58 -0800filthy light thiefBy: filthy light thiefhttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#56644
And because you are clearly idle and have nothing to do for the next few hours, <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/KungFury">Kung Fury film page on TV Tropes</a>, and an additional <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/YMMV/KungFury">YMMV page for the short film</a>, for tropes of mixed reliability.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-56644Thu, 04 Jun 2015 12:57:32 -0800filthy light thiefBy: Mr.Encyclopediahttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#56671
While I enjoy this sort of 80's nostalgia (see also Far Cry Blood Dragon) I feel like it's really a nostalgia for something that didn't actually exist. It's like what you would get if you took all the actual action/sci-fi/exploitation movies of the 80s and distilled them to their purest rule-of-cool driven madness. I'm not complaining, but, is there anything from that era that actually, earnestly approaches the intensity and insanity of what's presented here?comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-56671Thu, 04 Jun 2015 15:52:18 -0800Mr.EncyclopediaBy: infinitewindowhttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#56673
I mean, I guess there's <a href="https://vimeo.com/35035960">this</a>&mdash;it's the only thing that even comes close off the top of my head.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-56673Thu, 04 Jun 2015 16:05:45 -0800infinitewindowBy: Pronoiachttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#56964
My Muse apparently goes by the Rule of Cool. The Shiny Fascinating Idea lately? Papercraft Kung Fury arcade machine. <br>
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Plz help me.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-56964Fri, 05 Jun 2015 22:51:00 -0800PronoiacBy: zippyhttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#60381
<em>is there anything from that era that actually, earnestly approaches the intensity and insanity of what's presented here?</em><br>
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Video games. Not necessarily in insanity, but in intensity, solving everything with fights, and boss levels.<br>
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<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Dragon">Double dragon</a>, and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush%27n_Attack">Rush'n attack</a> come to mind.comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2015:site.3485-60381Fri, 19 Jun 2015 10:55:21 -0800zippyBy: effbothttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/3485/Kung-Fury#111006
"<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BF9zkdeE3AM/?taken-by=laserunicorns">Today, Kung Fury turns 1... Today, the future is written... Stay tuned #happykungfuryday</a>"comment:fanfare.metafilter.com,2016:site.3485-111006Sun, 29 May 2016 16:11:03 -0800effbot